Victorian books

For a few years in the 19th century, books bound in covers glistening with mother-of-pearl were a gift-giving sensation.

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Victorian Gilded Decorative Antique Book Prize: Familiar Quotations John Barlett before 1881 Good condition gilded green decorative cloth binding over lightly foxed gilded edge pages. Inscribed April 21, 1881 to Nettie Harshman from her teacher Jessie M Austin by Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, often simply called Bartlett's, is an American reference work that is the longest-lived and most widely distributed collection of quotations. The book was first issued in 1855

From nursery rhymes to religious lectures, this digital archive shows how kids read in a bygone age

We're highlighting 11 non-fiction books about Victorian crime and the legendary criminals who were among the era's most infamous celebrities.

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Scans from THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN MILTON WITH MEMOIR AND NOTES published by The American News Company, New York, 1880. These images are in the public domain and I make no claim on them.

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